The Artist 9/10 It was weird being by far the youngest person in the theater by atleast 40 years :rotfl

CelticPredator

02-07-2012, 06:14 PM

Star Trek - 6/10

Just...it has a lot of annoyances. Some big (Vulcan destroyed by time traveller? Simples, use time travel again to reverse what he did, like Star Trek has always done - why can't it be done here? Especially when old Spock is the one who pioneered the slingshot around the sun method in IV), some small (Lens flare. And why are phasers now little lazer blobs instead of the continuous and more realistic lines of light that they used to be?).

Its not that I have a problem with the alternate reality thing - in fact I think it'll be great fun - its just that it doesn't make sense in the context of the Star Trek universe. These things have always been reversible before, theres no reason this wouldn't be. Theres especially no reason that old spock wouldn't use time travel to save his own planet when he used it to save Earth in Star Trek IV.

It's a summer action movie. Stop trying to over think it.

Blade3327

02-07-2012, 06:17 PM

It's a summer action movie. Stop trying to over think it.

Stop trying to justify valid critiques with the fact that it's a summer action movie. Bayformers were summer action flicks, still didn't change the fact that they sucked. :dunno

A film is a film is a film is a film. Someone paid money to have it made and someone else paid money to see it. No labels can make up for that.

CelticPredator

02-07-2012, 06:30 PM

It's still a summer action movie. A summer action movie, is a summer action movie, is a summer action movie.

They aren't "films". They're movies. Star Trek was a fun movie. Not a thinking movie. Enjoy the green ****, and explosions!

Blade3327

02-07-2012, 06:33 PM

It's still a summer action movie. A summer action movie, is a summer action movie, is a summer action movie.

They aren't "films". They're movies. Star Trek was a fun movie. Not a thinking movie. Enjoy the green ****, and explosions!

Why pay for those when you can get them for free elsewhere? :naughty

Just saying, not everyone is willing to pay money just for an excuse to turn their mind off. Look at Piranha 3D, for instance; it was obviously a stupidity fest and it even failed there.

CelticPredator

02-07-2012, 06:36 PM

Uh, no it didn't. You're completely wrong. It new exactly what it was, and what it was going for.

It actually did very well, critics wise.

Don't believe me?

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/piranha_3d/

By the way, you don't have to turn your brain off, but you shouldn't go into a summer movie expecting something it's not going to be. It's meant to be entertaining. If that's not entertaining to you, fine. But relax, and enjoy it. Star Trek isn't even a dumb movie any way...it's just not the original Star Trek.

It's like going into The Grey, and expecting Taken. :lol

Blade3327

02-07-2012, 06:42 PM

Uh, no it didn't. You're completely wrong. It new exactly what it was, and what it was going for.

It actually did very well, critics wise.

Don't believe me?

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/piranha_3d/

Huh. I was judging based on the critic reviews on Yahoo Movies (plus the user reviews from both sides are abysmal). Typically users have more-valid inputs when it comes to nichey stuff like this, but whatevs. Your comment about Star Trek not being the original does ring true.

CelticPredator

02-07-2012, 06:48 PM

I mean, here's the thing. Yes. The Transformers movies are crap. Yes, I love them with all my heart. They aren't for everyone. They're made for children. I like the effects.

However, if you go in, and expect something...well, good out of them, well that's my issue. And it's my issue with every other Summer movie.

They're made(summer movies) to be fun fluffy flicks to entertain and make money. Sometimes you'll get the gem like District 9, which has a ton of creativity, and class to it...but for the most part, Summer Movies exist as an event. Not a time to watch high class movies.

As for Piranha, people didn't get it, and I feel sorry for them. It's a comedy. It's meant to be funny. You were never supposed to take it seriously.

Shadowscythe85

02-07-2012, 07:58 PM

The Woman in Black - 6/10
Chronicle- 7/10 (way over-hyped)

Also, I view motion pictures in two categories - movies and films. Star Trek is a movie. The Tree of Life is a film. I curb my expectations likewise. Makes watching them much easier.

CelticPredator

02-07-2012, 08:16 PM

^ Agreed. I've been using the Movie/Film thing for a while.

a-dev

02-07-2012, 08:22 PM

It's a summer action movie. Stop trying to over think it.

Well so much for Star Trek being the thinking man's Star Wars.

CelticPredator

02-07-2012, 08:32 PM

Yep. Star Trek does not bring in money these days.

Plus, they've been doing this action crap for every one of those dumb TNG movies my dad dragged me too.

Now it finally worked.

The Entity

02-08-2012, 12:45 AM

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - 8.5/10
Seeing all the Anchorman sigs back on the board again made me want to watch the film :lol
Hadn't seen it in quite a while. Great fun! :rock

Centurion

02-08-2012, 01:00 AM

Ingo,
Great sig there. Looking forward to the movie on release day. :yess:

Godzilla (Gojira) Criterion Collection on blu ray. 9/10.

Easily the best of the Big G's movies. Created and told by a culture that experienced the affects of nuclear testing and fallout first hand.
This was the most fierce Godzilla Toho created. Every G movie afterwards can't even compare, including the ridiculous made-for-America version with Raymond Burr.

The Entity

02-08-2012, 04:46 AM

Ingo,
Great sig there. Looking forward to the movie on release day. :yess:

Thanks! :duff

And yes! Can't wait to see the movie! I'll definitely be there when it hits! :woo

jayveeeusebio

02-08-2012, 05:29 AM

Underworld 4 - 5/10

Paranormal Activity 3 - 7/10

Real Steel - 8/10

ChaserFan

02-08-2012, 06:52 AM

Oz Season 1 - 9/10

Sweet Rabbit

02-08-2012, 11:29 AM

xmen first class - 7/10

BuddyGus

02-08-2012, 01:05 PM

Big Trouble in Little China. 9-10

probably my 200th viewing. and I still love it.

Red Dawn. 8-10

Still a classic

galactiboy

02-08-2012, 01:13 PM

Star Trek - 6/10

Just...it has a lot of annoyances. Some big (Vulcan destroyed by time traveller? Simples, use time travel again to reverse what he did, like Star Trek has always done - why can't it be done here? Especially when old Spock is the one who pioneered the slingshot around the sun method in IV), some small (Lens flare. And why are phasers now little lazer blobs instead of the continuous and more realistic lines of light that they used to be?).

Its not that I have a problem with the alternate reality thing - in fact I think it'll be great fun - its just that it doesn't make sense in the context of the Star Trek universe. These things have always been reversible before, theres no reason this wouldn't be. Theres especially no reason that old spock wouldn't use time travel to save his own planet when he used it to save Earth in Star Trek IV.

True, but Spock was the one who did it and probably at that point can't really reveal himself to everyone and maybe the tech of that time made it so it was not possible to do the whole "slingshot around the sun" technique... not to mention that would probably have been even worse :lol And whose to say they didn't try it... but lo and behold they were not successful in the past and Vulcan was still destroyed :huh

But past all of that... I actually enjoyed the sucker punch of destroying Vulcan, it puts a very unique stamp on the new movie Universe and allows not only all new stories to happen, but gives Spock more latitude to explore his human side.

DinoDB1975

02-08-2012, 01:52 PM

Drive: 9 / 10. Bought this as a blind buy the day it was released on Blu-Ray, and watched it that same night. Wondering if it could meet the hype, and it did, but in an entirely different way than expected. Very deliberate pacing. I really dug the retro 80's music as well as the 80's pink cursive font during the opening credits. If only the movie makers had the balls to keep the same pink cursive font on their advertising materials for this film.

Saw Underworld 4. It's a carbon copy of UltraViolet. It so many ways. It was weird.

BB&WSF

02-09-2012, 09:21 AM

The Ides of March

8/10

ChaserFan

02-09-2012, 10:23 AM

Oz Season 2 - 9/10

ZaCHw117

02-09-2012, 10:24 AM

Chronicle 8.5/10

karamazov80

02-09-2012, 07:04 PM

Adjustment Bureau: 6/10

Sweet Rabbit

02-09-2012, 07:05 PM

Killer elite - 9.5/10

Deeznutz6

02-09-2012, 07:11 PM

Hang Over 2, its was ass

Morbach

02-09-2012, 07:18 PM

Grave Encounters 6/10

Morbach

02-09-2012, 08:47 PM

Bloody Birthday 5/10 campy 80s flick but I live that ____.

xYx

02-09-2012, 08:55 PM

The Shawshank Redemption - 100/10

- One of the BEST if not the VERY BEST movie of all time!

Drive - 7.5/10

- Heard too much hype about this one. Love the soundtrack. My only problem was the end part which was kinda disappointing.

Voorhees27

02-09-2012, 09:09 PM

The Shawshank Redemption - 100/10

- One of the BEST if not the VERY BEST movie of all time!

Good man. :clap it's my all time favorite movie.

Shaun & Ed Fan

02-09-2012, 11:11 PM

Hanna on Blu-Ray:9/10

The Entity

02-09-2012, 11:58 PM

About Schmidt - 7/10
Pretty good movie. If it weren't for some funny parts here or there, this would be a very depressing watch I think...

CriterionCollector

02-10-2012, 01:15 AM

A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas- 7.5/10

Better than Guantanamo, but still unable to capture the charm of the original.

BB&WSF

02-10-2012, 02:14 AM

50/50 - 9 out of 10

Amazing presentation of such a sensitive subject.
Levitt has done some wonderful piece of acting, couldn't imagine he was Arthur in Inception.
Seth Rogen is superb! :lol
Anna Kendrick, well, nope. Didn't like her in Up in the Air too. Her acting's too, I don't know, deliberate (if that's something you can say) :dunno

Kyle: “‎No s__t she doesn’t like it, who likes having d___s in their mouths? That’s why it’s called a b___job, no one likes a job.” :lol :lol

Mad Old Lu

02-10-2012, 09:57 AM

Rise of the Planet of the Apes: 8/10

Very impressive. It was refreshing to see how it focused on the characters, which made all the events that much more powerful and emotional. It's easy to see it from the perspective of one's relationship to their pets. I know when I look at my 2 cats and interact with them, I see much more in there than just an animal or a "pet".

I haven't really seen any of the original Apes movies since I was a kid, so I really don't remember any specifics. I did see the Tim Burton version though, which was "eh". Is Icarus supposed to be the space ship with Charlton Heston? Is Caesar spoken about as being the original ape? But wait, wasn't there one movie where a couple of the advanced apes come back in time, and they give birth to Caesar? Agh! So much to keep track of! I'm gonna have to Google it...

Michael Crawford

02-10-2012, 10:48 AM

Rise of the Planet of the Apes: 8/10

Very impressive. It was refreshing to see how it focused on the characters, which made all the events that much more powerful and emotional. It's easy to see it from the perspective of one's relationship to their pets. I know when I look at my 2 cats and interact with them, I see much more in there than just an animal or a "pet".

I haven't really seen any of the original Apes movies since I was a kid, so I really don't remember any specifics. I did see the Tim Burton version though, which was "eh". Is Icarus supposed to be the space ship with Charlton Heston? Is Caesar spoken about as being the original ape? But wait, wasn't there one movie where a couple of the advanced apes come back in time, and they give birth to Caesar? Agh! So much to keep track of! I'm gonna have to Google it...

This movie ties in pretty well with the first Heston movie. The only comment you kinda have to ignore - or rationalize, since Heston's character wouldn't have had any inkling as to the method by which we destroyed ourselves in his absence - is when he says "they blew it all to Hell".

Get past the first one, and you have to start rationalizing a bit more to make it fit. You can do some of it - while the old films focused on the nuclear aspect, it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that as a plague got worse, wars would start breaking out as countries tried to isolate themselves, and nuclear annihilation would still be possible.

But even the first 6 movies ended up playing a bit fast and loose with the story (who was the first ape to speak, how that happened, etc.), switching things up between them as the story required. They fit this one in well enough, at least as far as I'm concerned.

Alex Logan

02-10-2012, 01:13 PM

Rise of the Planet of the Apes: 8/10

Very impressive. It was refreshing to see how it focused on the characters, which made all the events that much more powerful and emotional. It's easy to see it from the perspective of one's relationship to their pets. I know when I look at my 2 cats and interact with them, I see much more in there than just an animal or a "pet".

I haven't really seen any of the original Apes movies since I was a kid, so I really don't remember any specifics. I did see the Tim Burton version though, which was "eh". Is Icarus supposed to be the space ship with Charlton Heston? Is Caesar spoken about as being the original ape? But wait, wasn't there one movie where a couple of the advanced apes come back in time, and they give birth to Caesar? Agh! So much to keep track of! I'm gonna have to Google it...

The movie is a reboot. If anything they are only paying homage to the original.

CelticPredator

02-10-2012, 04:18 PM

Safe House- 8/10

Pretty solid flick. Ending was a bit predictiable, and some of the scenes in the last stand were....well, silly after a while. You'll see what I mean. But it's still a good flick.

Morbach

02-10-2012, 05:15 PM

The House On Sorority Row 7/10

Morbach

02-10-2012, 06:45 PM

Sleepaway Camp 7/10

Michael Crawford

02-10-2012, 06:48 PM

The Thing prequel 6/10. CGI was a bit weak, but I liked some of the acting, particularly the girl. I really enjoyed the first hour or so, but by the last 20 minutes they'd lost me, and I thought most of the ending was pretty silly, especially how they tied this film to the Carpenter movie.

CriterionCollector

02-10-2012, 06:59 PM

The Thing prequel 6/10. CGI was a bit weak, but I liked some of the acting, particularly the girl. I really enjoyed the first hour or so, but by the last 20 minutes they'd lost me, and I thought most of the ending was pretty silly, especially how they tied this film to the Carpenter movie.

Also Woman in Black.... 10.000 out of 10. Heck, lets give perfect scores to every movie! :yess:

Seriously, all three movies are pretty good.

TheObsoleteMan

02-11-2012, 10:53 AM

Event Horizon - 7/10

I remembered liking this one, but hadn't seen it in a while. Holds up ok, but it was too brightly lit and the imagery a little too blatant. A remake with the right director could be pretty spooky.

ChaserFan

02-11-2012, 11:10 AM

Oz Season 3 - 9/10

BuddyGus

02-11-2012, 12:07 PM

Event Horizon - 7/10

I remembered liking this one, but hadn't seen it in a while. Holds up ok, but it was too brightly lit and the imagery a little too blatant. A remake with the right director could be pretty spooky.

I remember seeing this in the theater and it gave me nightmares. I haven't seen it since. San Neill was effing creepy.

The Entity

02-11-2012, 12:37 PM

True Grit - 9/10

Morbach

02-11-2012, 01:53 PM

Sometimes They Come Back 7/10

Deckard

02-11-2012, 01:55 PM

Event Horizon - 7/10

I remembered liking this one, but hadn't seen it in a while. Holds up ok, but it was too brightly lit and the imagery a little too blatant. A remake with the right director could be pretty spooky.

It doesn't need the right director, it needed the right release.

Close to an hour of stuff considered either too violent or scary was cut to get an R rating and the cut footage was never preserved to make it into a director's cut.

Lots and lots of stuff that would have made it a far tighter, scarier film instead of so straight forward. You can blame the idiot test audiences for this one.

ARCADE

02-11-2012, 01:56 PM

I remember seeing this in the theater and it gave me nightmares. I haven't seen it since. San Neill was effing creepy.

Hell yeah! Good ol space horror.

Did anyone like Pandorum?

Oh and last movie rating

The Art of Getting By 4/10

Pretentious indie blargh.

I like pretentious indie when done right.

Voorhees27

02-11-2012, 01:59 PM

Did anyone like Pandorum?

It was alright, I didn't mind it. Kind of a 6-6.5/10 rating imo.

ARCADE

02-11-2012, 02:02 PM

It was alright, I didn't mind it. Kind of a 6-6.5/10 rating imo.

It had some interesting concepts but I think it could have worked better if they were two different movies with the evolved crew and the hallucination plot.

That's a fair rating though I'd have to agree.

snoop101

02-11-2012, 02:04 PM

Drive- 9/10
The Grey- 8.5/10

CelticPredator

02-11-2012, 03:46 PM

It was alright, I didn't mind it. Kind of a 6-6.5/10 rating imo.

Someone just brought this up a few days ago. I agree. It was alright. Forgettable though.

Which leads me to my fixed rating for Safe House: 7/10.

Morbach

02-11-2012, 09:17 PM

Lionheart 7.5/10

3timesacharm

02-11-2012, 10:15 PM

red heat, old school arny movie i hadnt seen in years until i got it on blu ray....awesome!!!

Morbach

02-11-2012, 11:05 PM

Fallen 8.5/10

Morbach

02-12-2012, 12:27 AM

Dead Snow 6/10

The Entity

02-12-2012, 02:05 AM

Watership Down: 7.5/10
First time I saw this. It was a good story and the animation was very nice. It had a nice old classic feel to it. Pretty bloody too. Definitely a good watch.

jrice73

02-12-2012, 02:10 AM

Robocop 10/10.
Take Shelter 9/10.
The Grey 9.5/10.
Redline 2/10.

Platty

02-12-2012, 07:21 AM

Killer elite - 9.5/10That good huh? May have to buy it, love me some Statham!

The Entity

02-12-2012, 09:23 AM

Breakfast at Tiffany's - 9/10
First time that I saw this movie. Not something I'd usually watch I guess, but I thought it was wonderful. I found that this movie really shows that it was made in simpler times. But that's not a bad thing. It was a very good watch and Audrey Hepburn was just amazing.

It was pretty good. I thought it was kinda predictable and the music, where good, felt a little out of place.

Brooks was great in his part and anything thing Pearlman plays is an instant favorite.

Morbach

02-12-2012, 01:10 PM

Burried 8/10

alucard

02-12-2012, 01:17 PM

i saw the 2 Musketeers, terrible Acting but i loved the scenery ....i just wished for a full length assassins creed Movie instead!

matt painting was good tough

Batty

02-12-2012, 01:27 PM

Super - 6.5/10

Way more violent than I was expecting. Ellen Page was great, btw.

grandmoffboba

02-12-2012, 04:13 PM

The Shrine 6/10

Rock83

02-12-2012, 04:39 PM

Just saw 2 movies by the director behind "Oldboy"

-Sympathy for Mr Vengeance:8,5/10
-Lady Vengeance:8/10

Chan-wook Park is imo Korea's answer to David Lynch who i am a big fan of.His unique style is a pleasure to watch.

meth head

02-12-2012, 04:48 PM

The Last Three Days 7.5/10

Morbach

02-12-2012, 05:12 PM

Revenge Of The Nerds 7/10 a couple good laughs in this one.

Morbach

02-12-2012, 05:28 PM

Deep Red 6/10

I gotta say that although I'm a horrorhound I've never liked any of Dario Argentino's movies other than Suspiria. Suspiria is a masterpiece but the rest of his stuff I've seen has been prett bad.

RagingBull

02-12-2012, 06:31 PM

Warrior 9/10

I really like this film, even though predictable I'd definitely recomened it, there's more to it than just fighting. It's quite emotinal

RagingBull

02-12-2012, 06:40 PM

Underbelly Season one 9.5/10

Not a film but a series I know but I've really been enjoying it, I've just got two episode's left to watch now but if you haven't seen this & like gangster flicks then seriously give it ago. There's some great characters in it (most absolute lunatics) & it's all based on true events in Melbourne, Australia. it's been around for awhile now & I just stumbled upon it by chance & I'm so glad I did.

Morbach

02-12-2012, 08:49 PM

Nightmares 7,5/10

DarthTrafford

02-12-2012, 11:01 PM

Hanna on Blu-Ray 9/10
Conan The Barbarian(2011) on Blu-Ray 8/10

galactiboy

02-13-2012, 07:51 AM

Chronicle: 8/10
Damn surprised how good this was, even being part of the played ou "found film" genre this one was actually done in a clever way. It wasn't perfect and was certainly derivitive (Akira anyone) but still very entertaining. And as a side note I had been planning for the previous couple weeks to see TPM in 3D, but about 30 minutes before it began I changed my mind and saw this instead, I definitely made the right call :lecture

Apollo 18: 6/10
Guess it was a week for "found film" movies :lol This was alright, interesting idea but didn't work quite as well as it could have. Also the threat was not as impressive as it could have been and probably my biggest nit:

If both ships are destroyed in orbit around the moon, how'd they get all the footage?

Chronicle: 8/10
Damn surprised how good this was, even being part of the played ou "found film" genre this one was actually done in a clever way. It wasn't perfect and was certainly derivitive (Akira anyone) but still very entertaining. And as a side note I had been planning for the previous couple weeks to see TPM in 3D, but about 30 minutes before it began I changed my mind and saw this instead, I definitely made the right call :lecture

Apollo 18: 6/10
Guess it was a week for "found film" movies :lol This was alright, interesting idea but didn't work quite as well as it could have. Also the threat was not as impressive as it could have been and probably my biggest nit:

If both ships are destroyed in orbit around the moon, how'd they get all the footage?

I saw Apollo 18 in the theater. I really liked the idea of the story and it was shot pretty well, i thought. The threat did leave a lot to be desired though. Could have been so much better. Still one of my more favorite movie posters from last year though.

EXOTICLEX

02-13-2012, 09:32 PM

Moneyball 7.5/10 Really enjoyed it. Recommend for all baseball fans.

ArmoredFoe

02-13-2012, 09:47 PM

Quarantine 2 - 8/10

I loved it, i basically ties in with the first remake film. I thought it was really good, a decent story and good pacing, kept me watching.

ARCADE

02-13-2012, 09:53 PM

Puss in Boots 8/10

Ash Housewares

02-14-2012, 01:40 AM

Transformers : Dark of the Moon. I have hated on Michael Bay quite a bit in this forum. I thought the first movie was OK and absolutely hated the second. This one is like 2 separate films in one. The first is a very unfunny and really odd comedy where I didn't really understand what was being said and the second is a rather kick ass action spectacle. I quite enjoyed the final hour and a half or so. Even if there was a gaping plot hole involving the autobots being captured and Otimus suddenly being untied from his binds. 6.75/10

CelticPredator

02-14-2012, 01:55 AM

Damn ____ing right it is.

Michael Bay is an action genius. :lecture

BuddyGus

02-14-2012, 06:11 AM

If only he would direct the Kenny Power action movie!!

Michael Crawford

02-14-2012, 07:08 AM

Journey 2 - 5/10. Some truly cringe worthy dialog by everyone...but the Rock. Seems like he's smart enough to keep all the good dialog for himself, and stick the flunkies with the bad lines. He did a decent acting job too, and the 3D was reasonable. But the overall plot was weak, and there wasn't much character development. I should have cared more about Michael Caine - it's Michael Caine for God's sake!

galactiboy

02-14-2012, 12:26 PM

So is it supposed to be a sequel to the 3D Journey To the Center of the Earth?

CelticPredator

02-14-2012, 03:07 PM

If only he would direct the Kenny Power action movie!!

He did!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI_9Yxr0blo

at 3:08 :lol

eaglerabbit89

02-14-2012, 06:26 PM

The Thing (2011) 5/10

meth head

02-15-2012, 01:14 AM

The Game 8.5/10

Shadowscythe85

02-15-2012, 01:31 AM

What's Your Number? - 4/10 (Chris Evans is better than this movie although Anna Faris seems to be right at home)

ChaserFan

02-15-2012, 06:20 AM

Zombieland - 9/10

Mad Old Lu

02-15-2012, 09:52 AM

Cowboys and Aliens 7/10

Better than I was expecting, mostly because of the characters. I guess all the negative reviews had me thinking it would be worse than it was. A review said that the first 20 minutes or so were solid and that it could have been an awesome movie if they just kept going in that direction. But when the aliens showed up, the movie went downhill. I agree everything before the aliens was excellent. I thought all the characters and the town interactions were great. And all that carried on throughout the rest of the movie. Now, everyone is right that the aliens in concept were half-baked. All the sequences with the cowboys fighting the aliens were a bit of a bore. Unfortunately that all dominates most of the movie. It felt very generic and unremarkable.

But all the characters were fantastic. I would love to have a tv series with those characters, and no aliens. Dollarhyde was custom made for Harrison Ford. I'm so glad to see him finally playing a character worthy of him after all these years of him taking embarrassing roles. That's who I picture the Raiders of the Lost Ark Indy to have aged into, not the Crystal Skull Indy.

Morbach

02-15-2012, 06:16 PM

Julia's Eyes 9/10

WOW. Great film. Very suspensful, reminding me of a modern Hitchcock masterpiece. I'll be buying this soon. Really good movie.

Kai

02-15-2012, 07:25 PM

I just watched Event Horizon (thanks to this thread) and really enjoyed it. Any recommendations for other movies like this one (old or new)? :wave

Shadowscythe85

02-15-2012, 10:52 PM

Take Shelter - 9/10

To anyone who hasn't seen Nichols first movie, Shotgun Stories, I heavily recommend it. Just as superb a movie as Take Shelter.

ChaserFan

02-16-2012, 03:50 AM

This Means War - 7.5/10

ChaserFan

02-16-2012, 08:24 AM

Oz Season 4 - 10/10

Ash Housewares

02-16-2012, 04:23 PM

Kung Fu Panda 2. Great movie, great story, moving scenes and great visuals but way too short. 9/10

Vaako

02-16-2012, 04:58 PM

Journey 2 : the mysterious island in 3D - 7/10

i got free tickets and didn't expect much but it really enjoyed it , their isn't much story and the movie is full of disney clichés but the cast was good and seemed to really enjoy making this movie, the rock was hilarious and vanessa hudgens is cute as always , finally the movie was visually stunning and had some nice 3D effects

http://i42.tinypic.com/vr4we9.jpg

Vaako

02-16-2012, 05:02 PM

I just watched Event Horizon (thanks to this thread) and really enjoyed it. Any recommendations for other movies like this one (old or new)? :wave

Pandorum is also a must see

http://youtu.be/yMEhkTxs3_E

wofford29

02-16-2012, 06:55 PM

Take Shelter - 9/10

To anyone who hasn't seen Nichols first movie, Shotgun Stories, I heavily recommend it. Just as superb a movie as Take Shelter.

Good to hear. I've been wanting to see Take Shelter but never got a chance to make it out to our theater that was playing it. Love Shotgun Stories and Michael Shannon.

bg188

02-16-2012, 08:21 PM

Insidious 8.5/10 - The more I watch it, the more I love it!

piccolodaimaoh

02-16-2012, 09:08 PM

Paranormal Activity 2 - 7.5 out of 10

ChaserFan

02-17-2012, 07:12 AM

Terminator Salvation - 7.5/10

blue_rogue

02-17-2012, 11:50 AM

The Secret World of Arrietty - 8/10

galactiboy

02-17-2012, 01:45 PM

Sanctum: 6/10

The acting was pretty bad, but still an interesting enough film and one I still enjoyed watching.

EXOTICLEX

02-17-2012, 02:41 PM

Real Steel 6/10 Enjoyed it. Very good job with the cgi. LoL at HJ's vein's popping out. Is he on HGH?

RIDDICK

02-17-2012, 03:38 PM

Hellraiser and Hellbound (at once) - 5/10

Was the first time I saw this "classic horror". Expected MUCH more!

The first one is very well filmed, has an interesting plot, great cast and nice efx... BUT it isn't that scary, mainly because of the faint visualization in the right places and pretty flat script. From the second movie I expected some answers to questions that original left... Got very boring, meaningless set of scenes and idiotic dialogues of blank characters.

As a result, this "classic" turned out to be another series with verrrry interesting ideas (through which it became a cult classic) that wasn't properly implemented on screen.

meth head

02-17-2012, 03:40 PM

We Need To Talk About Kevin 9/10

Swinton gives a triumphant performance as does Miller.

Every parents worst nightmare!

I loved the direction and the questions this film poses.

Shatterer of Dreams

02-17-2012, 03:41 PM

Hellraiser and Hellbound (at once) - 5/10

Was the first time I saw this "classic horror". Expected MUCH more!

The first one is very well filmed, has interesting plot, great cast and nice efx... BUT it isn't that scary, mainly because of faint visualization in the right places and a flat script. From the second movie I was expecting answers to questions that original left... Got very boring, meaningless set of scenes and idiotic dialogues of some blank characters.

As a result, this "classic" turned out to be another series with verrrry interesting ideas (through which it became a cult classic) that wasn't properly implemented on screen.

you have to put the first Hellraiser into context; when it came out there wass nothing like it and though not scary it was disturbing to a lot of people - people do not like their fetish sex and murders together like that. The first movie is fantastic and the second is passible but again it's all context.

Uncanny Web-Slinger

02-17-2012, 03:43 PM

Galaxy Quest - 10/10

Such a great funny film, Sam Rockwell steals the show

RIDDICK

02-17-2012, 03:48 PM

you have to put the first Hellraiser into context; when it came out there wass nothing like it and though not scary it was disturbing to a lot of people

I understand this perfectly!

"... series with verrry interesting ideas through which it became a cult classic..." :wink1:

wofford29

02-17-2012, 04:03 PM

We Need To Talk About Kevin 9/10

Swinton gives a triumphant performance as does Miller.

Every parents worst nightmare!

I loved the direction and the questions this film poses.

I've been waiting to see this since it hit the festivals early last year. It never made it to any theaters around here and it's still not out on bluray. Glad to hear the good report.

meth head

02-17-2012, 04:09 PM

I've been waiting to see this since it hit the festivals early last year. It never made it to any theaters around here and it's still not out on bluray. Glad to hear the good report.

Yes exactly, me also.

I just couldn't wait for the bluray release so I was a little naughty :monkey3

You will enjoy it I feel sure of that.

It is a disturbing watch.

CelticPredator

02-17-2012, 04:26 PM

I wasn't interested because I confused it with some indi drama about a dumb kid who was emo and cried about nothing.

But now that I've looked it up, I want to see that. It seems really powerful.

meth head

02-17-2012, 04:36 PM

I wasn't interested because I confused it with some indi drama about a dumb kid who was emo and cried about nothing.

But now that I've looked it up, I want to see that. It seems really powerful.

Yes that would be a real shame to write it off. I found it incredibly powerful and being a parent myself had alot of sympathy with Swintons character.

This film poses alot of interesting questions

CelticPredator

02-17-2012, 05:02 PM

Yeah, i'm going to watch it.

Morbach

02-17-2012, 06:40 PM

The Shrine 6.5/10
The Ward 7/10

Kai

02-17-2012, 06:45 PM

Pandorum is also a must see

Thank you sir! I will be checking that out tonight.

SnakeDoctor

02-17-2012, 06:52 PM

Galaxy Quest - 10/10

Such a great funny film, Sam Rockwell steals the show

I thought Rockwell and Rickman were great. "By Grabthar's hammer ... [sigh] ... what a savings."

Heh.

SnakeDoc

SnakeDoctor

02-17-2012, 07:08 PM

GI Joe ... 5 or 6/10.

Wasn't quite as bad as I'd heard. Watchable. Not nearly as good as The A-Team, though (it is a crying shame they're not making a sequel to that one).

A-Team had a much better tone for this type of movie ... good action, compelling actors, not overly serious. Tatum is not a very compelling lead. He's a weird mix of taking himself too seriously, and not being a good enough actor to carry serious scenes. The whole thing was WAY too sci-fi ... GI Joe military technology should be based in reality. No need for laser guns when regular guns will suffice ... again, like The A-Team. The mix of sci-fi technology (which can't be taken seriously), and acting that was humorless just didn't feel right.

Basically, the movie was OK. A-Team was the movie that GI Joe should've been. It sounds like they may be making some good course corrections for the sequel, though, particularly with Rock and Willis involved. I'm willing to give GI Joe 2 a chance.

SnakeDoc

CelticPredator

02-17-2012, 07:23 PM

The A-Team is the most underrated action movie of the decade. It does exactly what it should've, and has some great acting, and action.

Also, great directing from Joe Caranahan.

RJMacReady16

02-17-2012, 08:10 PM

The A-Team is the most underrated action movie of the decade. It does exactly what it should've, and has some great acting, and action.

Also, great directing from Joe Caranahan.

Thank you, yes.

Predator1221

02-17-2012, 08:33 PM

The A-Team is the most underrated action movie of the decade. It does exactly what it should've, and has some great acting, and action.

Also, great directing from Joe Caranahan.

Agreed, unfortunatley movie re-makes have proven to be bad business. I think people have grown tired of the lack of new ideas coming out of hollywood, and so they basically just assume that many of these movies are just going to suck. I also thought Fright night was very good, and it also did bad. I won't lie even I waited for it to come out on video b/c I was ceertain it would suck, no pun intended (I know lame:slap).

oh yeah

Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance 6/10...... meh

CelticPredator

02-17-2012, 08:47 PM

Fright Night was pretty good. Save for some shoddy camera work.

xYx

02-18-2012, 12:59 AM

Cinderella Man - 9/10

- Such an underrated film. Giamatti & Crowe just did a phenomenal job.

Borrowers Of Arriety - 6/10

- Disappointing since most films from Studio Ghibli is usually pretty good. Nothing really happens that'll keep you interested. Barely any character build up as well.

Safe House - 8/10

- Good performance by everyone & pretty well excuted action sequences as well. Has that "Bourne" feel to it which wasn't a bad thing at all. Only complaint is some of the twist are predictable.

ChaserFan

02-18-2012, 05:56 AM

Inception - 10/10

DarthTrafford

02-18-2012, 12:20 PM

Ghost Rider Spirit Of Vengeance in 3D.
I give it a 7/10
It could have been a lot better!

Shaun & Ed Fan

02-18-2012, 12:41 PM

Ghost Rider Spirit Of Vengeance in 3D.
I give it a 7/10
It could have been a lot better!

I agree with my brother..but I gave it a 6/10

Darkseed

02-18-2012, 12:46 PM

Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance: 5/10

Morbach

02-18-2012, 01:06 PM

Them 7/10......

batfan08

02-18-2012, 03:48 PM

The Deer Hunter 10/10

galactiboy

02-18-2012, 06:00 PM

Hangover 2: 5/10

Had very low expectations going in so I wasn't too disappointed. Not the worst comedy, but compared to the original it was pretty flat and pointless. 2nd half picked up though so it was rescued from a lower rating :lol

jungle jom

02-18-2012, 09:08 PM

"Cowboys and Aliens" 8/10.

Nice to see Harrison Ford not phoning it in as he did in his last couple of films most noticeably "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"

TheObsoleteMan

02-18-2012, 09:16 PM

Your Highness - 1/10

The only reason it gets a 1 is because I don't give zeroes.

Paranormal Activity 3 - 6/10

A few creepy scenes but way too many cheap jump scares, and the ending was terrible. It's time to put this franchise to rest, that bag of tricks is empty.

wofford29

02-18-2012, 09:42 PM

A Better Life - 8 out of 10

The Josh

02-18-2012, 09:45 PM

Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance: 3/10

CelticPredator

02-18-2012, 09:46 PM

^ Hey, we agree 100% on something that isn't Transformers! :D :rock

Darth Snoopy

02-18-2012, 09:51 PM

Your Highness - 1/10

The only reason it gets a 1 is because I don't give zeroes.

That movie sucked royally. I gave it -10.

Glad it was a rental and on a friend's dime. :yess:

The Josh

02-18-2012, 09:57 PM

^ Hey, we agree 100% on something that isn't Transformers! :D :rock

Mark it down. :lol

CelticPredator

02-18-2012, 10:00 PM

:lol............

ARCADE

02-18-2012, 10:32 PM

The Big Year 7/10

I liked it. It was an interesting fun film. Good for the family even. Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson with a slew of other famous actors made what would have been a potentially boring premise into an entertaining one.

EXOTICLEX

02-18-2012, 10:48 PM

Bad Teacher 4/10 Boring as crap. Had very few laughable moments.

Green Hornet 6/10 Not as bad as I thought it would be but it was still pretty ridiculous. Duh.

VS1976

02-18-2012, 10:52 PM

Rise of the Planet of the Apes 10/10

A very different approach to what the previous Planet of the Apes movies are. It's unexpected but I was rooting for the Apes & all the way. Andy Serkis brings emotion to Caesar (Ape) like he did to the LOTR Gollum. You fall in love with the character. Well done!

Nice to see another great filmed in Vancouver Canada again. :)

Blade3327

02-18-2012, 11:04 PM

Your Highness - 1/10

I take it you watched it on HBO as well?

Your Highness - 6/10

It wasn't terrible, but the medieval ages aren't exactly the best time period for what is essentially a stoner comedy. Compared to, say, Pineapple Express (which I'd give a 9/10 or even a 10/10 since it's so good at what it does), it definitely fell short. I was looking forward to Danny McBride and James Franco doing something together again, just wish the setting wasn't so surprisingly bland. A few fun scenes and some charmingly-ignorant (a couple of those were funny for the wrong reasons :)) facepalm-inducing jokes are all it had to offer.

CelticPredator

02-18-2012, 11:44 PM

The problem is, they didn't use a script. They improved the whole movie. That did not work .

Blade3327

02-18-2012, 11:50 PM

Really? Huh... it did seem pretty weak in some spots. Not too bad for an improv deal, but it was underwhelming. Definitely could've benefitted from a solid script.

CelticPredator

02-18-2012, 11:51 PM

Yep. I don't know why David Gordon Green sucks so much lately/.

OSCORP

02-19-2012, 08:05 AM

The Grey 9.5/10

Fan____intastic!

Desamo

02-19-2012, 09:23 AM

The Dark Knight 10/10 I love this movie.

a-dev

02-19-2012, 10:19 AM

1408 - 5/10

John Cusack in a haunted hotel room - Meh. Not particularly scary, and I find films like these never have a satisfying conclusion. Its a cliche to leave them open-ended.

Pump up the Volume - 7/10

Used to love this film, not sure why. It was alright but...I kinda side with the meddlesome adults! Whats cool about a pirate radio kid encouraging teenage rebellion over sweet **** all? Teenage rebels need a smack about the head.

Harsh Times - 8/10

Good film. You want Bale's character to die though.

ChaserFan

02-19-2012, 10:21 AM

Oz Season 5 - 10/10

MrStayPuft

02-19-2012, 11:32 AM

Wizard of Oz - 10/10 A classic 100%. Songs are classic, effects are suprisingly good for the time, and all the sets/costumes are vibrant and gorgeous.

Paranormal Activity 3 - 9/10 This series scares the heck out of me. I can watch any slasher and pretty much any other horror movie and not move a muscle, but the little things like a picture falling off a wall drive me nuts. Better than 1&2, the last 20 minutes are edge of your seat type stuff.

SnakeDoctor

02-19-2012, 11:40 AM

1408 - 5/10

John Cusack in a haunted hotel room - Meh. Not particularly scary, and I find films like these never have a satisfying conclusion. Its a cliche to leave them open-ended.

I actually liked this one ... and I'm not big on the "suspense/horror" genre. I'd put it in the same category as The Shining, and Shutter Island. None of those were all that scary -- just mind games -- but they were entertaining, well written, and well acted.

SnakeDoc

Voorhees27

02-19-2012, 11:44 AM

Actually i'm gonna have to agree with snakedoc. 1408 was pretty good imo. I think I rated it at about 7-7.5/10.

Batty

02-19-2012, 11:54 AM

Evil Dead 2 - 9/10

Still one of my favorite horror flicks of all time.

I picked up the Blu-ray for only $6 at Best Buy.

Deckard

02-19-2012, 12:40 PM

I actually liked this one ... and I'm not big on the "suspense/horror" genre. I'd put it in the same category as The Shining, and Shutter Island. None of those were all that scary -- just mind games -- but they were entertaining, well written, and well acted.

SnakeDoc

Neither of those films are close to the same league as The Shining imo. 1408 especially. It's just nowhere near as mysterious, interesting, well acted etc.

Devil_666

02-19-2012, 12:42 PM

I take it you watched it on HBO as well?

Your Highness - 6/10

HBO for me as well. Same score too. I laughed. Would I want to ever see it again? Hell no. But it was worth a single watch.

Good Will Hunting - 7/10 -Somehow I've missed this one until now. Maybe it's the constant praise and hype that I've heard about it, but I just wasn't blown away. It's good, but I wouldn't say it's an all-time great. Also, I think I spent most of the movie wanting to punch Matt Damon. It's great when the main character annoys the hell out of you.:lol

Deckard

02-19-2012, 02:08 PM

Batman - 8/10

First time I've seen it on DVD, hard to believe. Only ever watched my original VHS copy before.

a-dev

02-19-2012, 03:35 PM

The Island - 7/10

A fun, OTT film with Scarjo looking hotter than in any other film IMO.

CelticPredator

02-19-2012, 03:42 PM

Evil Dead 2 - 9/10

Still one of my favorite horror flicks of all time.

I picked up the Blu-ray for only $6 at Best Buy.

That Blu Ray is so worth it. It's got a nice long feature about making the flick that's pretty decent. And the ported over extras from the last DVD.

Still, for 10 bucks or 6 bucks, it's a steal.

EXOTICLEX

02-19-2012, 07:45 PM

Just go with it 6/10 Does Sandler make funny movies anymore? JA and BD were smoking hot in it though. NK not so much.

galactiboy

02-19-2012, 07:56 PM

Fright Night (2011): 8/10
Surprisingly good remake... I was pretty sure this would be awful, but the modernizations of the story were well done yet didn't interfere with the story. Definitely a fun watch :rock

Winnie the Pooh (2011): 7/10
First off I'm not sure 62 minutes constitutes a "feature length" film... but still it was not too bad. But still hard to watch a Winnie the Pooh in which the voices are a bit different and the characters don't act quite how I remember them. Decent, but would have preferred if they'd been able to keep it a bit closer to the original.

Dumbo: 10/10
Great as always... haven't seen it in a long while, but loved seeing it on BluRay :rock

JosephCPR

02-19-2012, 10:04 PM

Luftslottet som sprängdes (Millennium 3): 8/10

meth head

02-20-2012, 12:44 AM

Vanilla Sky 9/10

Uncanny Web-Slinger

02-20-2012, 12:57 AM

Death Proof - 9/10

Love this film, also has the greatest movie soundtrack of the century

Michael Crawford

02-20-2012, 06:54 AM

Paranormal Activity 3 - 6/10. Better than 2, not as good as 1. Still not sure I get the whole story, but a decent way to wrap things up.

EVILFACE

02-20-2012, 07:42 AM

Actually i'm gonna have to agree with snakedoc. 1408 was pretty good imo. I think I rated it at about 7-7.5/10.

Agree. Thought it was going to a ho hum movie but it was a fun ride.

BuddyGus

02-20-2012, 08:40 AM

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. 3-10. oh, what garbage.

Centurion

02-20-2012, 10:37 AM

Star Trek (2009). 7/10
Enjoyed the movie, but I think the whole Spock travelling through time was weak.

I also noticed the wide brown building with the huge staircase in the center leading up to the building was Cal-State University Northridge. The Oviatt Library.

Winona Ryder looked too young to be the mother of a 20+ year old. :lol
I wonder if she lifted any props on the set.....

eaglerabbit89

02-20-2012, 11:28 AM

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) 8/10.

Deeznutz6

02-20-2012, 08:02 PM

Immortals
8/10, I liked it, thought Rourke was a good bad guy

ARCADE

02-20-2012, 10:54 PM

Immortals
8/10, I liked it, thought Rourke was a good bad guy

Funny I watched this tonight.

Immortals - 6/10

Thought it was too long and boring. There was some great action sequences but the pacing was just sooo slooooow. I like Tarsem Singh, especially for his other film "The Fall" but this was forgettable.

I agree that Rourke played a good bad guy and future Superman Cavill really brought the intensity in those fight scenes. Loved it when Ares showed up and smashed every soldiers brains out. Likewise with the ending Gods vs. Titans scene.

Anonymous 6/10

Another long dragged out film but at least was far more interesting than Immortals in the sense that I was into the story but knew that some parts just dragged.

The argument behind the fact that the Earl of Oxford was in fact the original author of Shakespeare's works makes for an interesting story, and coming from a director like Emmerich the film looked absolutely beautiful. From the CGIed vistas and old Victorian era England to the lighting and composition of shots. Not to mention the acting was top notch especially from Rhys Ifans and the rest, which honestly you lose count of who is who which was another draw back. Still very interesting.

ARCADE

02-20-2012, 11:00 PM

Oh and forgot to mention

Mystery of the Batwoman 7/10

Pretty good story, and loved the character even though she has nothing tho do with either old or new Batwoman, and I've been on a Batwoman drawing kick that I just had to see anything related to her.

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies 6/10

McGuinness' art translated pretty well to the animated format, although I found Superman and Luthor drawn very oddly. Captain Atom and others looked really well and there were some nice fight scenes overall what you would expect from a WP animated flick.

The Entity

02-21-2012, 12:19 AM

Sons of Anarchy S4 - 8/10
Another great season of this awesome show! :rock :rock :rock

CelticPredator

02-21-2012, 01:13 AM

Immortals was slow...but the pay off was rather nice. :D

LoneWolf

02-21-2012, 04:17 AM

Justice League: Doom - 9.5/10

http://pics.filmaffinity.com/Justice_League_Doom-398282429-large.jpg

Just watched it, and for someone who didn't read the JLA: Tower of Babel story, I found it a very exciting watch! Wanted more, so I gave it 0.5 less than perfect.

Loved the part when Batman said.. "We can still save Superman & Green Lantern.. but you have to do exactly what I say." :clap
A hero so powerful & influential that metahumans who are 10x more powerful than him are following him at will. That's how bad-ass Batman is!!!! :rock

creature4000

02-21-2012, 05:41 AM

Shark Night - 3/10 (should have been a SyFy show)

Drive - 3/10 Way too slow.

Vaako

02-21-2012, 06:10 AM

Chronicle : 6,5/10

Man on a ledge : 6/10

Eli26

02-21-2012, 07:40 AM

Shark Night - 3/10 (should have been a SyFy show)

Drive - 3/10 Way too slow.

You're too slow! That movie has nice pacing and is a great pic! Just teasing btw. But damn, what did you expect? Geez.

Okay...

Lets see... Chronicle 8 out of 10

Ummm, and Haywire lets give it 7 out of 10. Would give it more if it weren't for the craptastic score!

ChaserFan

02-21-2012, 01:05 PM

Oz Season 6 - 9/10

Oz - 10/10

HBO definitely make the best television shows.

Blade3327

02-21-2012, 04:13 PM

Paul - 8/10

Loved it. The movie references were great, too.

Uncanny Web-Slinger

02-21-2012, 04:24 PM

Planet Terror - 9/10

ARCADE

02-21-2012, 07:09 PM

I wanted to see that. been really into the Batwoman comic but i know shes nothing at all like the animated story. Ill have to remember to get this.

Same here, the new character pulled me in at the comic book shop and been into her ever since. Love her design. Like I mentioned before, I drew her a few times, you can see in the Art Section.

Justice League: Doom - 9.5/10

Just watched it, and for someone who didn't read the JLA: Tower of Babel story, I found it a very exciting watch! Wanted more, so I gave it 0.5 less than perfect.

Loved the part when Batman said.. "We can still save Superman & Green Lantern.. but you have to do exactly what I say." :clap
A hero so powerful & influential that metahumans who are 10x more powerful than him are following him at will. That's how bad-ass Batman is!!!! :rock

I just watched this last night as well!

Justic League: DOOM 8/10

For some reason I always thought it was Al Ghul who took Batman's files and used them against the team.

I never read the story either but it was still fun to watch, and I'm liking the change ups in style as these come out.

Shadowscythe85

02-21-2012, 11:20 PM

Safe House - 3.5/5

The Secret World of Arrietty - 4/5

Centurion

02-22-2012, 01:08 AM

Rise of the Planet of the Apes - 8/10.

Darth_Fatso

02-22-2012, 03:04 AM

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance - 2/10

meth head

02-22-2012, 12:03 PM

Mr Brooks 9/10

Kevin Costners best performance to date in my opinion and William Hurt is terrific as always

karamazov80

02-22-2012, 12:09 PM

I actually really enjoyed Mr. Brooks myself, and thought it was a bit underrated (I wouldn't give it a 9, but. . . :D ). I never thought Costner was that great of an actor (and that movie didn't really change my mind), but he's serviceable in certain roles. I actually think he's most natural/believable in his baseball movies--Bull Durham and Field of Dreams. I'm guessing that's where his real passion is.

Anyways. . .

Your Highness: 7/10

Saw it on HBO on demand last night. Had zero expectations, and was pretty impressed! I liked the universe the movie created, it was fun, the actors did a good job, just a good solid action/comedy overall IMO.

wofford29

02-22-2012, 02:54 PM

Take Shelter - 10 out of 10

Best movie of the year.

meth head

02-22-2012, 02:59 PM

Take Shelter - 10 out of 10

Best movie of the year.

Yes really want to see that. Excited now.

Shannon becoming one of the best actors around?

wofford29

02-22-2012, 08:06 PM

Yes really want to see that. Excited now.

Shannon becoming one of the best actors around?

He certainly is. If the studio would have put the money behind this one to compete with the campaigning of the bigger films it would have been hard not to give Shannon the Oscar. Jessica Chastain is one to watch as well.

I have an affinity towards smaller indie films so stuff like this typically hits with me. I didn't expect how hard it would hit me. It's the first time in awhile that a movie gave me chills and literally took my breath away. His battle, his devotion, the love and strength of the family. I could really go on gloating and honestly don't expect this to be the majority of peoples thing on this board, but if you're a fan of independent film where story still reigns supreme this is one of its finest in a long time.

After Shotgun Stories, and now this, I'm worried Jeff Nichols is going to be high jacked by the big studios.

ARCADE

02-22-2012, 09:00 PM

Mr Brooks 9/10

Kevin Costners best performance to date in my opinion and William Hurt is terrific as always

I actually really enjoyed Mr. Brooks myself, and thought it was a bit underrated (I wouldn't give it a 9, but. . . :D ). I never thought Costner was that great of an actor (and that movie didn't really change my mind), but he's serviceable in certain roles. I actually think he's most natural/believable in his baseball movies--Bull Durham and Field of Dreams. I'm guessing that's where his real passion is.

Anyways. . .

Your Highness: 7/10

Saw it on HBO on demand last night. Had zero expectations, and was pretty impressed! I liked the universe the movie created, it was fun, the actors did a good job, just a good solid action/comedy overall IMO.

Really dug Mr. Brooks. Thought it was a good role for him to play as well.

Another one I felt was good with him was Open Range.

The Three Musketeers (recent film) 6/10

It was an entertaining movie with some pretty good action scenes, and loved the war ships. It was totally over the top and cheesy, but again the fight scenes and gadgets made up for it. Was too long though and it seems they were trying to build up to a sequel which I doubt will happen.

Apollo 18 2/10

I walked out of my living room 30 mins in. Was too bored to care what happened and when I realized what was going on, I didn't stay long enough to see (but still heard) what happened. Huge snore.

Antichrist - 6.5/10
I have seen some messed up ____ in movies, but this one definitely has to be in the top three of movies with ____ed up scenes, that I have seen... :horror :horror
Overal it was a pretty interesting watch though.

jungle jom

02-23-2012, 01:43 PM

I hated "Anitchrist" too pretentious.

Stupid talking fox... WTF was that all about?

jungle jom

02-23-2012, 01:43 PM

"Being Elmo" 8/10

Great documentary.

jungle jom

02-23-2012, 01:47 PM

"The Captains" 7/10

Documentary about the actors of Star Trek. Avery Brooks is totally out of his mind, bat$#it crazy and answered all of Shatner's questions in song.

TheObsoleteMan

02-23-2012, 03:32 PM

"The Captains" 7/10

Documentary about the actors of Star Trek. Avery Brooks is totally out of his mind, bat$#it crazy and answered all of Shatner's questions in song.

Yeah, the segments with Brooks were... interesting.

jungle jom

02-23-2012, 08:29 PM

"Contagion" 6/10

The film seemed like it had no soul.

CelticPredator

02-23-2012, 11:28 PM

It didn't. It was about the world going to ____.

Not disagreeing with you. I rated it the same.

xYx

02-23-2012, 11:40 PM

Tower Heist - 7/10
- Suprisingly good, considering how most movies with these much talent rarely delivers thinking that the amount of star power would be enough to make the movie interesting.

Justice League: Doom - 8/10
- DC keeps making good animated movies & this is one them. Having Conroy, Rosenbaum & Fillion just makes it a whole lo better as well. Great movie.

Centurion

02-24-2012, 12:09 AM

The Rite. 7/10.

Not a bad movie, but it was predictable.
I do love these movies about possessions so it was still fun to watch.

Centurion

02-24-2012, 12:14 AM

Take Shelter - 10 out of 10

Best movie of the year.

Wow!
Just read a short synopsis of the movie.

Watching now. :)

The Entity

02-24-2012, 12:40 AM

I hated "Anitchrist" too pretentious.

Stupid talking fox... WTF was that all about?

:lol I thought that was the best scene! :rock

Balada Triste De Trompeta - 7/10
Spanish film about two clowns battling for the love of a female acrobat in a circus. A pretty weird watch... interesting though.

Centurion

02-24-2012, 02:28 AM

Take Shelter. 9/10.

OK, just finished watching this and enjoyed all of it.
Michael Shannon is good at playing this kind of role. I've seen him in Bug and the character he plays in that movie is very similar to this one.

By the way, did anyone catch the subliminal message right at the very beginning of the movie?

The first time you see Shannon, less than a minute into the movie, he's standing in front of his garage looking up at the sky. The next shot you see a huge, dark cloud, in the shape of a person's head. Now, at the very top of the head, where your brain is, the clouds are enormous. From the forehead, the clouds spread up and outwards and you can see lightning behind the clouds only in that area.

Very suggestive that 'this is all in your head.'

:clap

CelticPredator

02-24-2012, 03:02 AM

The Shawshank Redemption. 9.5/10

What else can you say?

ChaserFan

02-24-2012, 07:23 AM

The Grey - 8/10

Mad Old Lu

02-24-2012, 07:56 AM

Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon: 6/10

I had to take 2 breaks while watching it because it was so mind-numbing. It really went on for much too long, especially the first hour to hour-and-a-half. They should have cut more than half of that stuff. I did enjoy the prologue in Cybertron. And I LOVED the building sequence. But the rest was overload.

I kinda want Bay to do something else besides these Transformer movies. I loved Armageddon and Bad Boys 2, and didn't think Pearl Harbor was so bad. He creates excellent action sequences, and all his movies are photographed impeccably.

I was trying to think back to the other two movies and for the life of me I can't remember the second one. I had to read the Wikipedia plot summary to refresh my memory, and I seem to remember the first half of the movie (vaguely), but damned if I can't remember the second half with all the action and resolution. I think that's very telling.

CelticPredator

02-24-2012, 08:17 AM

He's going to make Pain and Gain next. A low budget true story something to do with body building. Said one car crash, no explosions. So, that's next. I'm excited for that.

Mad Old Lu

02-24-2012, 08:48 AM

Interesting... Now that you mention it I had heard about that.

Centurion

02-24-2012, 11:03 AM

The Shawshank Redemption. 9.5/10

What else can you say?

Hell yeah!! :yess:

Best buddy movie EVER!

Love the twist at the end too. That was pure win. :clap:clap

Kai

02-24-2012, 12:14 PM

Take Shelter. 9/10.

OK, just finished watching this and enjoyed all of it.
Michael Shannon is good at playing this kind of role. I've seen him in Bug and the character he plays in that movie is very similar to this one.

By the way, did anyone catch the subliminal message right at the very beginning of the movie?

The first time you see Shannon, less than a minute into the movie, he's standing in front of his garage looking up at the sky. The next shot you see a huge, dark cloud, in the shape of a person's head. Now, at the very top of the head, where your brain is, the clouds are enormous. From the forehead, the clouds spread up and outwards and you can see lightning behind the clouds only in that area.

Very suggestive that 'this is all in your head.'

:clap

Just went back to check that out. Never noticed that lol. I thought the movie was pretty refreshing in the sense that its been a while since I've watched a movie where I was really into it and it didn't need any out of this world action scenes or anything like that to keep my attention.

So is the ending supposed to be part of his dream? Or is that storm actually happening? It almost seems like they're leaving that up to the viewer but has there been any official word on that? I tried thinking about both scenarios but I can't really decide =\. I'm leaning more towards the ending being a dream of his

Deeznutz6

02-24-2012, 12:23 PM

Drive, I dont even know what to give it. Parts were great and others were head scratchers...

Uncanny Web-Slinger

02-24-2012, 02:54 PM

The Truman Show 9/10 with a 10/10 tear jerker ending

Voorhees27

02-24-2012, 04:25 PM

The Shawshank Redemption. 9.5/10

What else can you say?

9.5/10? :mad:

Kibagami

02-24-2012, 05:03 PM

Justice League: Doom

6/10.

It was alright.

I really liked Batman's response to everything; he made the movie.

wofford29

02-24-2012, 09:29 PM

Just went back to check that out. Never noticed that lol. I thought the movie was pretty refreshing in the sense that its been a while since I've watched a movie where I was really into it and it didn't need any out of this world action scenes or anything like that to keep my attention.

So is the ending supposed to be part of his dream? Or is that storm actually happening? It almost seems like they're leaving that up to the viewer but has there been any official word on that? I tried thinking about both scenarios but I can't really decide =\. I'm leaning more towards the ending being a dream of his

If you listen to the commentary the director goes the opposite of your spoiler leanings.

Centurion

02-24-2012, 09:31 PM

Just went back to check that out. Never noticed that lol. I thought the movie was pretty refreshing in the sense that its been a while since I've watched a movie where I was really into it and it didn't need any out of this world action scenes or anything like that to keep my attention.

So is the ending supposed to be part of his dream? Or is that storm actually happening? It almost seems like they're leaving that up to the viewer but has there been any official word on that? I tried thinking about both scenarios but I can't really decide =\. I'm leaning more towards the ending being a dream of his

To answer your question, I would again refer to that subliminal picture at the very beginning of the movie. That image pretty much tells you the underlying theme/idea that drives the main character.

At the end,
he notices that his daughter and wife can finally see what he sees. Extremely unrealistic, gigantic, double-twister tornados approaching. That's your first clue. Next, you see his wife reach out to catch the thick, yellowish substance falling from the sky just like he did at the beginning of the movie. That's the second clue. These are the hallucinations driven by the schizophrenia. It's all in his mind, as was suggested by that subliminal image at the beginning of the movie.

CelticPredator

02-24-2012, 09:32 PM

9.5/10? :mad:

Alright...a 9.9.5.9/10. :lol

fine. 10/10. After watching the features, and after listening to the commentary

Centurion

02-24-2012, 09:33 PM

If you listen to the commentary the director goes the opposite of your spoiler leanings.

Interesting, I wish I had a copy of the movie to listen to the commentary track.

wofford29

02-24-2012, 10:05 PM

Interesting, I wish I had a copy of the movie to listen to the commentary track.

It's a good commentary and he just seems to lean that way but from interviews he's been putting out as far back as Sundance he's open to the idea of people making different interpretations because whats being interpreted is irrelevant to what the movie is about. Here's a great answer from a Q&A

Well, I said it last night in the Q&A, and I can reiterate here: His wife is the pivotal character. Michael Shannon is the main character, but Jessica Chastain is the pivotal character. Will she stay with him? Will she not stay? Will she support him? Will she not? The answer to that is the answer to this stress and this fear and, ultimately, the film. If this movie isn’t a film about marriage, commitment, and communication, what happens at the end, literally, doesn’t really matter. It can and hopefully will be interpreted in a number of ways.

I personally really liked the film. I don't know how it was pretentious. I can see how maybe the filmmaker was, but the film just seemed avant garde and picturesque, which was very beautifully shot.

In which case brings me to another Von Trier film...

Melancholia 7/10

Sure it might seem slow or boring but I found it very picturesque again and interesting nonetheless and it is technically sci-fi too.

ARCADE

02-25-2012, 12:37 AM

:lol I thought that was the best scene! :rock

Balada Triste De Trompeta - 7/10
Spanish film about two clowns battling for the love of a female acrobat in a circus. A pretty weird watch... interesting though.

That sounds really interesting, I'll have to check it out.

Voorhees27

02-25-2012, 12:47 AM

Alright...a 9.9.5.9/10. :lol

fine. 10/10. After watching the features, and after listening to the commentary

:hi5: :rock

The Entity

02-25-2012, 01:33 AM

That sounds really interesting, I'll have to check it out.

I think the English (American) title is The Last Circus.
It's kind of a weird watch... there is humor, drama and sadness, but also a lot of over the top action and some horrorstuff. It was only while watching it that I figured the whole film is supposed to be as versatile and crazy like a clown's act.

The Truman Show - 7.5/10
Good movie. Hadn't seen it in years!

ARCADE

02-25-2012, 02:36 AM

I think the English (American) title is The Last Circus.
It's kind of a weird watch... there is humor, drama and sadness, but also a lot of over the top action and some horrorstuff. It was only while watching it that I figured the whole film is supposed to be as versatile and crazy like a clown's act.

The Truman Show - 7.5/10
Good movie. Hadn't seen it in years!

That almost kind of reminds me of the Hungarian film, Taxidermia. Black comedy with some horror/gore elements and such.

ChaserFan

02-25-2012, 06:02 AM

The Terminator - 10/10

It really does age like a fine wine.

The Entity

02-25-2012, 08:17 AM

Rango - 9/10
What a great film! Quite possibly the best digital animation film I've ever seen (in terms of animation that is. So much beatiful details :clap)!
I loved it! Great humor, but also a classic western story and some top notch action! :rock :rock :rock